CVE-2026-90153

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: bound smb_check_perm_dacl() ACE walks by DACL size smb_check_perm_dacl() validates that the DACL fits inside the NT security descriptor, but then bounds its two ACE walks by the remaining NTSD length (acl_size) rather than the DACL's declared size (pdacl_size). When pdacl->size is smaller than the trailing NTSD buffer, bytes after the declared DACL boundary - still inside the stored security descriptor - are parsed as ACEs during access checks. A crafted DACL can place an access-granting ACE beyond pdacl->size, and the current code accepts it during SMB2_CREATE access validation, while parse_dacl() and smb_inherit_dacl() stop at pdacl_size. Bound both ACE walks by pdacl_size to match the DACL boundary semantics used elsewhere in the server. Validation: - semantic KUnit harness shows the post-boundary ACE is selected before the fix and rejected (EACCES) after it - linux master (7.2-rc6), x86_64

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

8.1 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-17 17:17:08.370000

Last modified

2026-10-30 13:20:43.860000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:17:08.370",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:20:43.860",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nksmbd: bound smb_check_perm_dacl() ACE walks by DACL size\n\nsmb_check_perm_dacl() validates that the DACL fits inside the NT\nsecurity descriptor, but then bounds its two ACE walks by the\nremaining NTSD length (acl_size) rather than the DACL's declared\nsize (pdacl_size).\n\nWhen pdacl->size is smaller than the trailing NTSD buffer, bytes\nafter the declared DACL boundary - still inside the stored security\ndescriptor - are parsed as ACEs during access checks.  A crafted\nDACL can place an access-granting ACE beyond pdacl->size, and the\ncurrent code accepts it during SMB2_CREATE access validation, while\nparse_dacl() and smb_inherit_dacl() stop at pdacl_size.\n\nBound both ACE walks by pdacl_size to match the DACL boundary\nsemantics used elsewhere in the server.\n\nValidation:\n- semantic KUnit harness shows the post-boundary ACE is selected\n  before the fix and rejected (EACCES) after it\n- linux master (7.2-rc6), x86_64"
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